The Committee shall determine the amount available for payment of Awards in any Year or any other measurement period.

Facility. ​ is willing to consider, in its sole discretion and within limits which may be authorized for purchase by ​ Parties from time to time, the purchase of Shelf [[holders of the Notes:Organization]] pursuant to this Agreement. The willingness of ​ to consider such purchase of Shelf [[holders of the Notes:Organization]] is herein called the “Facility.” At any time, subject to the additional limitations in Section 2(b), the aggregate principal amount of Shelf [[holders of the Notes:Organization]] stated in Section 1, minus the aggregate principal amount of Shelf [[holders of the Notes:Organization]] purchased and sold pursuant to this Agreement prior to such time, minus the aggregate principal amount of Accepted [[holders of the Notes:Organization]] (as hereinafter defined) which have not yet been purchased and sold hereunder prior to such time, is herein called the “Available Facility Amount” at such time. NOTWITHSTANDING THE WILLINGNESS OF ​ TO CONSIDER PURCHASES OF SHELF [[holders of the Notes:Organization]] BY ​ PARTIES, THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO ON THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING THAT NEITHER ​ NOR ANY ​ PARTY SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO MAKE OR ACCEPT OFFERS TO PURCHASE SHELF [[holders of the Notes:Organization]], OR TO QUOTE RATES, SPREADS OR OTHER TERMS WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC PURCHASES OF SHELF [[holders of the Notes:Organization]], AND THE FACILITY SHALL IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ​ OR ANY ​ PARTY.

Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in [Section 4(B)], the aggregate number of Shares reserved and available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall be 1,500,000. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be 1,500,000. From and after the Effective Date, no further awards shall be granted under the Prior Plan and the Prior Plan shall remain in effect only so long as awards granted thereunder shall remain outstanding. If, after the Effective Date, any Shares covered by an Award granted under this Plan, or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award is settled for cash or otherwise terminates, expires unexercised, or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, then the Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, or the number of Shares otherwise counted against the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted, to the extent of any such settlement, forfeiture, termination, expiration, or cancellation, shall again become Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted. Shares withheld from an Award to satisfy tax withholding requirements shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan, and Shares delivered by a participant to satisfy tax withholding requirements shall not be added to the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan. In addition, # the full number of Shares subject to an Option shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan, even if the exercise price of an Option is satisfied through net-settlement or by delivering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or attestation), and # the full number of Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right shall count against the number of Shares remaining available for Awards under the Plan (rather than the net number of Shares actually delivered upon exercise).

A participant may choose to receive a deferred award in a lump sum or in installments of either 10, 15 or 20 years. If no election as to the form of payment is made in accordance with established administrative procedures, payments shall be made in 10-year installments.

Available Information. Each Shareholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that each is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company. Each Shareholder acknowledges that an investment in the Company’s Preferred Stock involves a high degree of risk, is speculative and there can be no assurance of any return on any such investment.

Until Stockholder Approval is achieved, without the prior written consent of Aegis, ​ and ​, to be granted in their sole and absolute discretion, ​ will not issue any capital stock, securities convertible into capital stock, or options or warrants to purchase capital stock. As the complete exception to the restriction in the preceding sentence but subject in all cases to the restriction set forth in Section 15 below, ​ will be permitted, notwithstanding the absence of Stockholder Approval, to issue:

When Available A Participant may receive a distribution from the vested portion of his or her Account (which shall be deemed to include the deferrals that would have been made but for the cancellation under [Section 553]) if the Plan Administrator determines that such distribution is on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency and the conditions in [Section 552] have been fulfilled To receive such a distribution, the Participant must request a distribution by filing an application with the Plan Administrator and furnish such supporting documentation as the Plan Administrator may require In the application, the Participant shall specify the basis for the distribution and the dollar amount to be distributed If such request is approved by the Plan Administrator, distribution shall be made in a lump sum payment within 60 days following the approval by the Plan Administrator of the completed application

Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.5, the aggregate number of shares of Eli Lilly and Company common stock that may be issued or transferred under this Plan after April 28, 2003, is 750,000. The shares may be authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.

Available Awards. Awards of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted under the Plan. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options.

“Available Facility Amount” is defined in [Section 2B(1)].